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Friday, January 30, 2026

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Native Playlist: Ya Tseen

Ya Tseen pushes the boundaries of the musical collaboration’s signature psych-pop sound with their latest album, “Stand on My Shoulders.” It’s the second full-length album led by musician, visual artist, and totem carver Nicholas Galanin (Tlingit/Unangax̂) under the Seattle-based Sub Pop Records label.

The music features diverse collaborations from the indie rock group Portugal. The Man, famed singer-songwriter Meshell Ndegeocello, and the experimental hip hop artist Pink Siifu. It explores themes of kinship and collectivism but also pays homage to Galanin’s late father — the lauded Tlingit silver carver and musician Dave Galanin.

Ya Tseen: Stand on My Shoulders

Native Playlist: Cochemea

The latest offering from Cochemea Gastelum is “Vol. III: Ancestros Futuros.” The release completes an album trilogy that explores dreams, oral history, memories (both real and imagined), and Gastelum’s Yaqui identity.

The new recording brings together the fruits of Gastelum’s 25 years in the music business performing with the likes of Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, avant-garde jazz saxophonist Archie Shepp, and the popular rap-duo Run the Jewels.